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She possessed intelligence and didn't put it to use but, rather, wasted it, like a great lady for whom all the riches of the world are merely a sign of vulgarity. That was the fact that must have beguiled Nino: the gratuitousness of Lila's intelligence.
Elena Ferrante The Story of the Lost Child intelligence lila riches

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CITY 591 clues
KENT 416 clues
INTELLIGENCE 145 clues
LILA 127 clues
ENGLAND 126 clues
RICHES 66 clues
JOURNEY 61 clues
BRITAIN 49 clues
INJUSTICE 47 clues
UK 13 clues
DUNKIRK 8 clues

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  1. Home to Elena Ferrante 77.78%
  2. Author Ferrante 68.97%
  3. Italian author Ferrante 64.86%
  4. Elena Kagan, to 64.29%
  5. Elena of the court 62.50%
  6. Elena's colleague 58.06%
  7. Elena of the Supremes 57.14%
  8. Elena Ferrante or George Orwell, e.g. 57.14%
  9. Mark Twain or Elena Ferrante, e.g. (8,5) 56.00%
  10. Elena Kagan and others 55.56%
  11. "Neapolitan Novels" author Ferrante 55.32%
  12. "The Lost Daughter" author Ferrante 55.32%
  13. Neapolitan-novels author Ferrante 55.32%
  14. Elena of the Supreme Court 55.00%
  15. "My Brilliant Friend" author Ferrante 53.06%
  16. Elena Ferrante's "___ Who Leave and ___ Who Stay" 52.83%
  17. Pseudonymous Italian author Ferrante 52.00%
  18. Anonymous Italian author Ferrante 51.06%
  19. Pseudonymous novelist Ferrante 50.00%
  20. Ferrante's partner 50.00%
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Unscramble ELENA5-letter words that start with E5-letter words that end in A5-letter words containing LE5-letter words containing NA5-letter words with E and L
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Hint 1 meaning
A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety.
Hint 2 anagram
TACL
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BABY DOCTOR FOR SHORT
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